College friends Jenny and Shiva part ways due to a misunderstanding. Although they are in love and realize they cannot live without each other, their egos prevent them from uniting.
Acting
Vijay and Jyothika's electric, infuriating chemistry.
Score
A.R. Rahman's soundtrack still hits after 24 years.
Direction
S.J. Suryah's melodramatic maximalist vision.
Director
S. J. Suryah
Vijay
Shiva
Jyothika
Jennifer
Vivek
Vicky
Nagendra Prasad
Babu
Nizhalgal Ravi
Shiva's Father
Vijayakumar
Jennifer's Father
Beena Banerjee
Shiva's Mother
Janaki Sabesh
Jennifer's mother
Rajan P Dev
Shanti's Father
Mumtaj
Anita
Besant Ravi
Shankar's Henchman
Shaam
Shiva's Friend's (Uncredited Role)
Bhalajie
S. J. Suryah
Guest Apparence
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Jyothika's Tamil debut — she learned the language phonetically for the role.
The 'college love' genre peaked here, spawning endless imitators where ego masquerades as romance. The 178-minute runtime was controversial even then.
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